Losing weight for Mickey

[KarJeje5]

I think that's totally doable!!! Just get yourself used to making the right choices nutrition wise so when you go to the parks you can do the same. Bring nutritious snacks with you to the parks, drink lots of water and when it's time to eat during your vacation choose the items that your body will benefit tho most of. It's not all about eating salads 24/7 but you can eat anything in moderation. A trick I have with the water is an equation I found that says that you're supposed to drink half your weight in water ounces, so if you weight 200Lbs for example you have to drink 100oz per day, just an example by the way. I don't always drink my whole 75oz of water daily but I'm pretty close because all I drink, even when I'm out, is water.
Good luck with your weight loss and I now you can do it!!

 

[Disneynut84]

bit gutted, week 2 and i maintained my weight still 172lb

dont understand why

hopefully will make up for it next week

 

[fairygodmomma]

Hello everyone!Is it too late to join? We are going on our 1st ever wdw vacation in 62 days and I have been dieting since January 1st because I want to be able to ride all the fun stuff with my daughter. I really haven't made any effort to lose weight since the birth of my youngest (who by the way is now almost 10) My starting weight was 263 lbs and today my a.m. weight was 245.
I have been walking 4 miles a day and doing abs every day. weights 3 times a week. also low carb low cal diet.
Yesterday my dr called to let me know I am diabetic. I started my meds this morning and was really surprised at how sick I became during my walking. (only made it to 1.75 miles
I would love any advice , suggestions for diet and exercise. Anyone else diabetic? This is totally new and scary to me.

 

[mjmyers10]

It's never too late to join. Sorry but I don't know much about diabetes. Welcome aboard!

 

[Dream959]

Newbie here. I started losing weight for my 10 year high school reunion in October, but Mickey is just as important!

Started at: 178
Now: 171
Goal: 150 by June, 125 by October

I haven't been to Disney since August 2010 so I'm very excited to bring my 2 daughters in June of this year!

 

[brie182]

Hello everyone. So excited to find this board. Heading to Disney April 25th. Need as much help as I can get

Name: Brie
Start weight: 150
Goal weight: 135

I have been drinking green smoothies for breakfast and sometimes lunch
Walking (although with winter this has been hard) and shoveling. I am not much of an exerciser. Need to work on that

Starting a new dietbet (http:www.dietbetter.com) with Chris Powell on March 11th. This website has been a godsend. Basically you join a bet that you can loose 4% of your body weight in 4 weeks. You pay $30 BUT if you reach your 4% you get that back + share some of the money from those that did not reach their 4%. This will be my 3rd one and it really keeps me motivated! I won about $20 with each one and lost 14lbs. Putting the last 20 towards my trip.

Looking forward to hearing how everyone else is loosing!

 

[Meetmeinmontauk]

I'll join in

Name: Mandy
Age: 26
Type of diet: Paleo
Goal: 120
Weight at start of diet: 172
Height: 5'3"

I started eating Paleo a while ago but I've been bad the past few weeks. I got down to 163 but I haven't weighed myself since January. I will be doing my 2nd 21 Day Sugar Detox starting on March 1st! Our next trip is in October so it would be nice to be down at least a reasonable 20-30 pounds.

 

[mjmyers10]

I'll join in Name: Mandy Age: 26 Type of diet: Paleo Goal: 120 Weight at start of diet: 172 Height: 5'3" I started eating Paleo a while ago but I've been bad the past few weeks. I got down to 163 but I haven't weighed myself since January. I will be doing my 2nd 21 Day Sugar Detox starting on March 1st! Our next trip is in October so it would be nice to be down at least a reasonable 20-30 pounds.

We should share some paleo ideas. I've beef doing it for about a month and struggle with lunch and dinner. My daughter is 2 and we don't want to make her separate dinner every night. We both work so dinner needs to be ways and quick or we get a toddler revolt.

 

[fairygodmomma]

It's never too late to join. Sorry but I don't know much about diabetes. Welcome aboard!

Thanks so much for the welcome! I am glad to have found this thread!

 

[Meetmeinmontauk]

We should share some paleo ideas. I've beef doing it for about a month and struggle with lunch and dinner. My daughter is 2 and we don't want to make her separate dinner every night. We both work so dinner needs to be ways and quick or we get a toddler revolt.

I've been eating pretty simple stuff since I don't want to spend a ton of money on food. This is my absolute favorite recipe though:

http://paleomg.com/almost-5-ingredient-pizza-spaghetti-pie/

 

[slm05]

Can I join? I judged moved cross country, I need to lose about 75 pounds. Due to my move I don't get to talk to my friends as much (time difference) so having some weight loss support/ideas would be great.

 

[mjmyers10]

Can I join? I judged moved cross country, I need to lose about 75 pounds. Due to my move I don't get to talk to my friends as much (time difference) so having some weight loss support/ideas would be great.

Welcome. My best advice is to plan ahead with everything. Then you won't be tempted to cheat.

 

[fairygodmomma]

Welcome. My best advice is to plan ahead with everything. Then you won't be tempted to cheat.

Very good advice! My biggest problem is having to make something different for myself to eat when everyone else (hubby and kids) eat regular meals. It is sooo tempting when I am the cook

 

[mjmyers10]

Very good advice! My biggest problem is having to make something different for myself to eat when everyone else (hubby and kids) eat regular meals. It is sooo tempting when I am the cook

Why do they eat something else? There are many healthy tasty meals the whole family can eat. We have a toddler and we try to give her the same stuff we eat for dinner.

 

[fairygodmomma]

Why do they eat something else? There are many healthy tasty meals the whole family can eat. We have a toddler and we try to give her the same stuff we eat for dinner.

When mine were small they absolutely ate what we did. When I returned to work we began a lot of unhealthy eating habits, takeout, pizza, easy heat up meals, etc with family home-cooked dinner being only once or twice a week. Now my husband and I are both changing our eating habits and while the kids will eat some things like we do, They will not eat everything. Sometimes I do make some of their favorites as treats even though I am actually making them in a healthier way(for example: homemade crispy tenders baked in the oven) I try to keep my own meal around 300-400 calories for dinner so I eat lot's of fresh veggies and yeah sometimes I do nibble a piece or two of potatoe or other not good for me carb that I have prepared for them. That's what I mean by it being hard not to eat some things that I do fix for them. More of a "bad habits are hard to break" type scenario

 

[mjmyers10]

I hear ya. I went Paleo earlier this year. We fool my daughter with Cauliflower Pizza! Luckily with paleo, kids can eat it too.

 

[themrsturnbow]

I actually started weight watchers in Jan. Not just because I knew we would be going to Disney, but it certainly did kick my motivation into high gear lol. I know I'm going to be in pictures while there and I don't want to be ashamed of them. Anyway, I started at 207.8 (I'm 5'7) and I'm currently 201 even . I have been needing to lose weight for a while now. But nothing seemed to work until now. I love it .

 

[yanilat]

I'll join in

Name: Mandy
Age: 26
Type of diet: Paleo
Goal: 120
Weight at start of diet: 172
Height: 5'3"

I started eating Paleo a while ago but I've been bad the past few weeks. I got down to 163 but I haven't weighed myself since January. I will be doing my 2nd 21 Day Sugar Detox starting on March 1st! Our next trip is in October so it would be nice to be down at least a reasonable 20-30 pounds.

Did you lose weight with the 21 day sugar detox diet? I just bought the book..I need to lose 50 lbs..thanks

 

[mhp8982]

I want to join in! I just started a new diet a week ago and i've already lost 3 lbs! I'm thrilled to know that i'm not alone. After having my son 2 years ago.. and choosing to be a stay at home mom... I have packed on more than I ever have. I've been working really hard though and need some encouragement to keep it up!

Name:Heather
Age: 31
Location: IN
Diet: Watching calories/carbs/sugar intake
Excerise: Zumba/running/weight training
start date 3/1/14
start weight 184.6
current weight 181.2
Goal by trip in May: 160
Ultimate Goal: 130

 

[Meetmeinmontauk]

Did you lose weight with the 21 day sugar detox diet? I just bought the book..I need to lose 50 lbs..thanks

I lost 9 pounds throughout the whole process. I wasn't exercising, just following the detox program. I felt great the whole time & I probably would have lost more if I was exercising.

I'm actually doing my 2nd 21DSD starting tomorrow!